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Month: October 2010 Articles
Now, Parsis take conservatism debate to Facebook
“You, Parsis, have a great responsibility to carry your faith to the next generation safely. But it’s hard to stick by...
Spurred by faith, Parsi man walks from Mumbai to Udvada
Jehangir Randeria, a childhood friend and neighbor at the Moholla at Wadia Street, Tardeo recently walked from Tardeo, Mumbai to Udvada to spur his faith. The article below was published in the...
Theobroma opens in Bandra
As patisserie Theobroma opens its second outlet we talk to owner Kainaz Messman about the toils and joys (not to mention kilos of cocoa) involved in satisfying Mumbai’s sweet tooth. By Alisha...
Mumbai Parsis step in defence of banned priests
The Bombay high court has admitted an appeal, filed by eminent Parsis, challenging a ban on two Zoroastrian priests from praying at the Towers of Silence because they have been conducting initiation...
Mum’s The Word On Mistry Novel
Rohinton Mistry’s novel, ‘Such a long journey’ has accidentally stumbled into a controversy, many years after its publication. It has earned the Shiv Sena’s ire and the Mumbai University (known for...
Lady With The Lens
Like most of today’s generation, you must have been introduced to her photographs in those boring history textbooks. Homai Vyarawall , 97, a Gujarat-born photographer, captured some of Delhi’s...
The Tatas Without Ratan
He’s packing his bags — again. December 2012, when he turns 75, is the third scheduled retirement for Ratan Tata. The Tata Group has been at this inflection point twice earlier, and...
Udvada Pak Iranshah Under Threat
The Udvada Samast Anjuman would like to inform community members all over the world, about the possible threat that our sacred Shreeji Pak Iranshah is presently facing. The tenure of a huge plot of...
Archbishop of Canterbury Addresses Zoroastrian Community
The Archbishop of Canterbury addressed the ZTFE at its London Headquarters on Friday 1st October 2010. The below is the text of that address President Malcolm Deboo, Lord Bilimoria, Honoured Guests...
Author Rohinton Mistry slams Mumbai University after book ban
Mr Mistry’s second novel Such a Long Journey, which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, was removed from Mumbai University’s literature...
Parsi Delegation at Art of Living Centre in Bangalore
Parsis were represented at a well attended inter-faith conference held at the Art of Living International Centre in Bangalore on 27 & 28 September 2010. By Noshir Dadrawala. The Parsi delegation...
Don’t take my book away
A Mumbai University student responds to the Shiv Sena’s syllabus censorship. I am just another Mumbaikar who has lived all his life in the suburbs. The 50-minute Harbour Line local train journey...
Parsis pitch for cricket to revive it among youth ‘lost in Facebooking’
When British colonialists first introduced cricket to India, the first Indians to take up the sport were Parsis. They dominated the game in Mumbai for more than a century. Lately, it seems, the...
Tata Group endows $50 Million to Harvard University
Harvard Business School on Thursday announced it received a $50 million donation from India’s diversified conglomerate Tata Group, the largest gift the school received from an international...
Dance Bawa Dance: ZYNG Organizes Dance Competition
When this group of Parsis decided to get the country’s Zoroastrian youth on one platform, they chose to do it reality-TV style. By Aarefa Johari, Hindustan Times On Saturday evening, Mumbai’s...
Parsis say no to conversion
A gang of Mexican drug smugglers, a sect of Brazilian nudists, a group of paedophiles__they have all professed to be Zoroastrians. Shocked and to stop such "infiltrations", about 35...
Hey, I got a flat
The only time one can be ecstatic about getting a flat is when it is a house in the city, not a tyre that one is talking about. The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) is one of the largest land owners in...
Parsis debate race vs religion
In February, Russian Zoroastrian Michael Chistyakov rubbed several orthodox Indian Parsi leaders the wrong way when he came to Gujarat to become a religious priest. He returned to Russia almost...
Dishoom: An Irani Cafe in London
Bombay’s old Irani cafes are dying a slow death, and the only people doing anything about it are in London Irani cafes — of which Mumbai has less than 20 original examples left —...
Empire Records: Something Borrowed by Rohinton Mistry
Two months before I was to leave Bombay for Toronto, a friend from St, Xavier s College asked to borrow my copy of "A Hard Days Night," Empire Records Something Borrowed by Rohinton Mistry...
Ervad Khushru Madon Sends Mail For Support
Below is a news article about an email that Ervad Khushru Madon sent a few days ago to various news organizations and community websites. The actual contents of the email are below the article....
MIT Astrophysicist Nergis Mavalvala Wins MacArthur Grant
MIT quantum astrophysicist Nergis Mavalvala was announced Sept. 28 as one of 23 winners of the coveted 2010 MacArthur Fellowship, also known as a genius grant, and will receive a $500,000 “no...
Stories from the Persian crypt
An art of Persian storytelling that saw stories of magic, warfare and adventures. An art that was immensely popular in India in the 16th century, but witnesses a slow death. But thanks to people...
Cyrus Sahukar In Conversation
Cyrus Sahukar is an MTV VJ and actor whose claim to fame was Semi Girebaal, a spoof on Simi Garewal. He is funny , witty and a deadly Parsi -Punjabi combination. His brief stint with cinema began...
Neville Wadia, T20 and World Records
Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid… rethink your national Twenty20 priorities. For all those who thought the shortest format of the game is only a young man’s cup of tea, well, it’s...
Parsi Biceps on View
The Parsis in Mumbai are known for their gusto in everything — be it their food or their festivals. This closely-guarded community which calls Mumbai its home is assumed to be in its decline. By...